The NHL season officially begins on Oct. 12 and every NHL team will be gunning for the reigning Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins. We’re definitely excited to see how the new season unfolds and it looks like we’re getting an interesting sneak peek with EA Sports’ NHL 17. As EA Sports has done every year, the entire 2016-2017 NHL season schedule was simulated in the new game. Based on its simulations, a new Stanley Cup champion was crowned. But before we show you who went on to win the Cup, let’s look at how each conference finished their simulated season, based on NHL 17:

Eastern Conference

The Tampa Bay Lightning dominated the East to earn the number one seed in the conference with 107 points. The Toronto Maple Leafs, who have been rebuilding for a couple of years, was able to grab the eighth and final spot in the Eastern Conference as they edged out the New York Rangers by two points. One of the big surprises is the Pittsburgh Penguins finishing fifth in the East after winning the Stanley Cup last season.

1. Tampa Bay Lightning – 107 pts

2. Montreal Canadiens – 99 pts

3. Washington Capitals – 97 pts

4. Pittsburgh Penguins – 93 pts

5. Florida Panthers – 93 pts

6. Philadelphia Flyers – 93 pts

7. New York Islanders – 92 pts – Wild Card

8. Toronto Maple Leafs – 91 pts – Wild Card

9. New York Rangers – 89 pts

10. Detroit Red Wings – 87 pts

11. Ottawa Senators – 87 pts

12. Buffalo Sabres – 85 pts

13. Boston Bruins – 84 pts

14. Carolina Hurricanes – 81 pts

15. New Jersey Devils – 79 pts

16. Columbus Blue Jackets – 76 pts

Western Conference

The Nashville Predators finished the regular season with 110 points, the top spot in the West and the Presidents Trophy (which goes to the team with the most points in the NHL). In all, four teams finished with over 100 points as the Western Conference proved to be the dominant conference. LIke the Maple Leafs, Edmonton has been in a perpetual rebuild and picked up the eighth and final playoff spot in the West, edging out the Calgary Flames by one point. A team to keep an eye on in the West are the Dallas Stars, which features some of the best goal scorers in the league, including Jamie Benn and Tyler Seguin.

1. Nashville Predators – 110 pts

2. Dallas Stars – 107 pts

3. San Jose Sharks – 107 pts

4. Chicago Blackhawks – 102 pts

5. St. Louis Blues – 95 pts – Wild Card

6. Los Angeles Kings – 93 pts

7. Minnesota Wild – 87 pts – Wild Card

8. Edmonton Oilers – 85 pts

9. Calgary Flames – 84 pts

10. Arizona Coyotes – 83 pts

11. Winnipeg Jets – 82 pts

12. Anaheim Ducks – 77 pts

13. Colorado Avalanche – 74 pts

14. Vancouver Canucks – 63 pts

Here is how the 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs played out according to the NHL 17 simulation.

How the playoffs played out in NHL 17’s season simulation.

The Nashville Predators, just ten years after its founding, won the Stanley Cup over legendary franchise Montreal Canadiens in six games. Filip Forsberg took home the Conn Smythe Trophy as MVP of the playoffs after tallying 26 points in the playoffs. Here is how the rest of the awards shook out for the simulated 2016-2017 NHL season.

The Nashville Predators are your Stanley Cup champions according to the NHL 17 season simulation.